Community led housing for Abbey Mills

Thursday, 17 January, 2019 - 19:30 to 21:00

 

Kirkstall Valley Development Trust would like to develop over 55s social housing at Abbey Mills, the empty mill next to the Kirkstall Bridge Retail Park that is owned by the Council. The housing would be in the two thirds of the mill that is not earmarked for the community hub (central and lower blocks) and would be a low car use scheme.  An application for a Homes England grant will be submitted at the end of January to work up the scheme.

The Industrial Strategy and Civic Needs

Monday, 19 November, 2018 - 09:00 to Tuesday, 20 November, 2018 - 17:00

 

In a time of austerity and uncertainty, collaborative working is crucial in delivering positive change at national and local levels. The Industrial Strategy, through its use of 5 foundations of productivity – ideas, people, infrastructure, business environment and places, aims to foster collaborations between business, academia, the public sector and civil society to deliver this transformational change across the UK.

Passivhaus and the Road to Zero Carbon

Tuesday, 13 November, 2018 - 09:30 to 19:30

Is the rigour and robustness of the Passivhaus Standard a step too far, and how do we pick up the pace to deliver solutions fast enough? A chance to debate all this and more in Leeds on 13 November at the UK Passivhaus Conference 2018 - early bird tickets now available at https://ukphc.org.uk/tickets

 

The Matter of the Soul

Tuesday, 23 October, 2018 - 19:45 to 22:15

The Matter of the Soul is a sound, sculpture and performance work, created by Kat Austen, Cultural Fellow in Art and Science at the University of Leeds’ Cultural Institute.

The symphony focusses on the difficult problem of emotional engagement with climate change, and aims to engender empathy in humans with the process of dispersal and transformation in the Arctic region. 

Unfrozen: Reports from the ice

Friday, 19 October, 2018 - 12:30 to 13:30

What is happening to the world’s ice? Rising temperatures are causing rapid melting in the Arctic and Greenland and new reports show that underwater melt-off in the Antarctic is doubling every 20 years, with significant implications for sea level rise.

University of Leeds scientists working in the field describe the changes they have witnessed through their research in this lunchtime lecture at Opera North’s Howard Assembly Room for Green Great Britain Week.

Green Great Britain Week: Climate Question Time

Thursday, 18 October, 2018 - 19:00 to 20:30

Leading scientists from the Priestley International Centre for Climate at the University of Leeds and other universities in the North of England and Scotland join forces for this Climate Question Time event, the culmination of a week of public engagement on climate change for Green Great Britain Week (15-19 October).

Attendees wishing to ask questions must submit them when they register to attend.

Climate Chats

Monday, 15 October, 2018 - 11:00 to 14:00

What first comes to mind when you think about climate change? How concerned are you about it - and what actions are you personally prepared to undertake to help tackle it? 

Addressing climate change is the theme of Green GB Week (15-19 October) and here in Leeds we are having a city-wide conversation about it, starting on Monday at Leeds Station. 

Ilkley Literature Festival

Friday, 28 September, 2018 - 19:30 to Sunday, 14 October, 2018 - 19:30

The North's most exciting literature festival returns with a programme with speakers ranging from England cricket star Moeen Ali to Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.

As ever, Ilkey Literature Festival welcomes exciting names in literary fiction including Kate Mosse, Fiona Mozley and Nikesh Shukla, while poets reading their work include Imtiaz Dharker, Gillian Clarke and Andrew McMillan. This year also features several events on climate change - see News

Car-free Leeds meet up

Saturday, 22 September, 2018 - 14:00 to 15:30

Sept 22nd is European Car Free Day.

To celebrate, Living Streets Leeds would like anyone interested in helping Leeds to be less car dependent to come along and share theirideas. People who wish to share their experiences of trying to travel without a car in the city are also welcome.

As a result of this meeting the aim is to create momentum for regular car free events across Leeds.

Event is free to attend; please register.